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Dexter, Marques R.; Collins, Kristina H.; Grantham, Tarek C. – Gifted Child Today, 2021
Professional athletes and entertainers are often identified as the source of emulation for young males, especially Black males. With far less romanticized career representations than those in the athletic arena, many Black families foster, knowingly and unknowingly, a polarized path to elusive goals of a professional athletic career. Explicitly…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Gifted Education, Student Development, African American Students
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Cross, Tracy L.; Cross, Jennifer Riedl – High Ability Studies, 2017
Optimal talent development can only occur when high ability students are willing to take opportunities for growth in a domain and are able to persist when presented with challenges that accompany performance or production at the highest levels. This paper proposes the use of Erikson's theory of psychosocial development to provide a framework…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Social Development, Talent Development, Social Theories
Miles, Karen Hawley; Ferris, Kristen; Green, Genevieve Quist – Education Resource Strategies, 2017
This publication outlines the fundamental principles and process of Strategic School Design. Through years of research and practice around school resource use, we have found that high-performing, high-growth schools are responding to the changing context in education by using people, time, technology, and money in ways that look significantly…
Descriptors: School Effectiveness, Resource Allocation, Educational Strategies, Educational Change
National Association for Gifted Children, 2018
The National Association for Gifted Children's Whole Gifted Child (WGC) Task Force was the Presidential initiative of Dr. George Betts (NAGC President 2015-2017). The WGC Task Force reflects a collective of expertise related to gifted children, gifted education, counseling the gifted, and talent development. Dr. Betts charged the Task Force…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Gifted Education, Talent Identification, Best Practices
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Subotnik, Rena F. – Gifted Child Today, 2015
Great performance is a wonder to observe. We may notice creativity, excellent technique, or content mastery. What we may not notice is a set of mental and social skills that allow a person to show his or her best work. This article recommends that these psychosocial skills be explicitly and deliberately cultivated via programming, coaching, and…
Descriptors: Talent Development, Individual Development, Capacity Building, Academic Ability
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Hebert, Thomas P. – Gifted Education International, 2010
Through reflection on his years as an enrichment teacher in Schoolwide Enrichment Model (SEM) programs, the author describes significant ways the social and emotional development of his students was shaped by their involvement in enriched teaching and learning. Through portraits of his students engaged in Type II and Type III enrichment, the…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Talent Development, Enrichment, Emotional Development